Teen Booklists
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Booklists
FANTASY
Try one of Miss Florence's recommendations:
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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (1st in Lockwood & Co. series)
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The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (1st in Raven Cycle series)
These titles are available in electronic form on hoopladigital.com and Libby/Overdrive. Go to our elibrary page to find out more about all our digital platforms.
DYSTOPIA
Try one of Miss Florence's recommendations:
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Scythe by Neal Shusterman (1st in Arc of the Scythe series)
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Feed by M. T. Anderson
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Prequel to the Hunger Games series)
These titles are available in electronic form on hoopladigital.com and Libby/Overdrive. Go to our elibrary page to find out more about all our digital platforms.
HUMOR
Try one of Miss Florence's recommendations:
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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
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Crying Laughing by Lance Rubin
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Me & Earl & the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
These titles are available in electronic form on hoopladigital.com and Libby/Overdrive. Go to our elibrary page to find out more about all our digital platforms.
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Try one of Miss Florence's recommendations:
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This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
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Dr. Stone (series) by Riichiro Inagaki
These titles are available in electronic form on hoopladigital.com and Libby/Overdrive. Go to our elibrary page to find out more about all our digital platforms.
NOVEL IN VERSE, POETRY
Try one of Miss Florence's recommendations:
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The Poet X and Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
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Between the Lines by Nikki Grimes
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
These titles are available in electronic form on hoopladigital.com and Libby/Overdrive. Go to our elibrary page to find out more about all our digital platforms.
More ideas for your reading pleasure from teen librarians throughout Northern New Jersey.
Pride digital titles (teens and children)
Every June we celebrate Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Pride is about community, love, and honoring the brave LGBTQ folks who came before us.
Rights and Empowerment (teens and children)
Books we read can have a big impact on who we become. This month, we want to empower our children and teens and let them know it’s never too early to stand up and change the world for the better. Know your rights and get involved!
Whether it’s ending things with your best friend or your significant other, breakups can tear you apart. But ending relationships can also help you find inner peace and strength you never knew you had. Each of the books on this list is about breaking up with a friend or significant other or the aftermath of a breakup. These books will help teen readers find their own “thank u, next” moment.
Strong reader? Check. 11 going on 15? Check. Not quite ready for YA? Check. Great reads for those in beTWEENers! A list of great books that are safe reads for those looking to read above their age range.
YA Humor with the boys getting all the laughs
If laughs are what you are looking for, try one of the books on this list.
